China and Africa by Chris Alden

China and Africa by Chris Alden

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China and Africa by Chris Alden

This book investigates the expanding involvement of China in security cooperation in Africa. Drawing on leading and emerging scholars in the field, the volume uses a combination of analytical insights and case studies to unpack the complexity of security challenges confronting China and the continent. It interrogates how security considerations impact upon the growing economic and social links China has developed with African states.

Chris Alden, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), has published widely on China-Africa issues and is a research associate of the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA) and Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria.

Abiodun Alao, African Leadership Centre, School of Global Affairs, King’s College London has published extensively on African studies. He is also holds Visiting Professorship position at the Nigerian Defence Academy.

Zhang Chun, Deputy Director, Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, China, has published widely on China-Africa relations, African peace and security, international theory, and China's foreign policy; and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of 2 Journals namely Global Review (in Chinese) and China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies (CQISS) (in English).

Laura Barber is a politic

al risk analyst based in London, previously of the LSE. She specialises in in Chinese foreign policy towards Africa with a particular focus on China-Sudan and South Sudan relations. 

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ISBN 13 9783319528922
ISBN 10 3319528920
Title China and Africa
Author Chris Alden
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Publisher Springer International Publishing AG
Year published 2017-09-15
Number of pages 403
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